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Robert W Vick

Robert Vick, an expert in development of embedded system software, is the Lead Engineer for Space Cyber Resiliency in AFRL's Space Resilience Technologies program at AFRL/RV. Prior to working at AFRL, Robert worked for 6 years as a software systems engineer for Leidos, Inc. His work focuses on applying computer science expertise to enhance space system software and implementing software assurance techniques to experimental spacecraft flight software. Robert is a Senior Member in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, a professional member of the Association for Computing Machinery and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society and is a Technical Mentor for several high school teams participating in the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the Missouri University of Science & Technology.